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Neck Rotation - AROM, Arms Elevated
HOW: Begin the exercise by raising your arms overhead and keeping them there. Then perform a chin tuck followed by strictly rotating your head side-to-side. FEEL: This should feel like a gentle stretch at the base and along the sides of your neck, you may...
Shrug - Barbell
HOW: Stand holding onto a barbell with your hands spread apart. While. Pull your shoulder blades up and back. control the motion down and repeat. FEEL: You will feel the muscles on the top back portion of the shoulder blade working with this exercise. COMPENSATION:...
Shrug - 30 deg, Band
HOW: Stand holding onto a resistance band wrapped around your feet. While holding onto the resistance band, brings your arm slightly out, then pull your shoulder blades up and back. Control the motion down and repeat. FEEL: You will feel the muscles on the top...
Scapula Retraction - Band
HOW: Stand facing a resistance band with the anchor coming from shoulder height. While holding onto a band, pull back your shoulder blade as far as you can. Make sure to stand back far enough to allow your shoulder blade to come forward when you...
Upper Trapezius Stretch
HOW: Begin this exercise upright. Keep the hand of the side to be stretched behind your back. Bring your ear towards the opposite armpit (here I am showing the Left ear to the Left armpit). This requires you to flex your head forward, sidebend away,...
Prone Ys - Head Lift
HOW: Start by lying face down with your arms out to the side of your in the shape of a "Y". Tuck your chin slightly and lift your head off the ground while still looking down. Then lift just your upper back off the ground...
Prone Ws - Head Lift
HOW: Start by lying face down with your arms out to the side of your in the shape of a "W". Tuck your chin slightly and lift your head off the ground while still looking down. Then lift just your upper back off the ground...
Prone Ts - Head Lift
HOW: Start by lying face down with your arms out to the side of your in the shape of a "T". Tuck your chin slightly and lift your head off the ground while still looking down. Then lift just your upper back off the ground...
Prone Overhead Press - Head Lift
HOW: Start by lying face down with your arms by your side. Tuck your chin slightly and lift your head off the ground while still looking down. Then lift just your upper back off the ground - not your lower back. While keeping your upper...
Band Pull Apart
HOW: Get set-up holding the ends of a band out in front of you. Begin the exercise by squeezing your shoulder blades back and together while pulling the band apart. In the finished position, your arms should at least be in-line with your shoulder, palms...